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Hair Excess (Hirsuitism)
UK sources of information and / or support
Embarrassing Problems
Straight-talking advice from a UK doctor on a number of problems. Includes advice on hairiness in women.
Institute of Electrolysis
Information on the treatment of superfluous hair by electrical epilation (diathermy) and galvanism. A list of registered therapists is included.
British Association of Dermatologists
Their website aims to be a source for members of the public searching for reliable information about the skin and skin diseases. See their patient information section which includes information about hirsutes.
British Skin Foundation
Provides reliable information on various skin disorders, including hair excess (hirsuitism).
Medicine Guide for Hirsutism
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Medical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Hirsutism and VirilismUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Hairy SkinOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Hair Care Hair Removal
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
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